A. A surcharge is hereby imposed upon billed subscribers of telecommunications services within the corporate limits of the city other than "wireless communications service" as defined by Section 7-50-010 of this Code. The surcharge shall be imposed at the monthly rate set forth below per voice grade communications channel between a subscriber's premises and the public switched network capable of providing access to the 9-1-1 emergency telephone system; except that where multiple voice grade communications channels are connected between the subscriber's premises and the public switched network through a private branch exchange service (P.B.X.), five surcharges shall be imposed on every such Regular Service provisioned Trunk line leaving the subscriber's premises and 12 surcharges shall be imposed on every Advanced Service provisioned Trunk line leaving the subscriber's premises, and where an Advanced Service Trunk line supports at least two but fewer than twenty-three simultaneous VGCs, a telecommunication carrier may elect to impose fewer than twelve surcharges per such Trunk line as provided in subsection (D) herein; and where multiple voice grade communications channels are connected to the public switched network through a telecommunications carrier's central office centrex-type service, five surcharges shall be imposed on the number of P.B.X. trunk equivalents for such system as determined by a P.B.X. trunk equivalency table based on generally acceptable telecommunications engineering principles and approved by the comptroller.
(1) Through December 31, 2017, the surcharge shall be imposed at the monthly rate of $3.90 per voice grade communications channel between a subscriber’s premises and the public switched network capable of providing access to the 9-1-1 emergency telephone system.
(2) Beginning January 1, 2018 and through December 31, 2020, the surcharge shall be imposed at the monthly rate of $5.00 per voice grade communications channel between a subscriber's premises and the public switched network capable of providing access to the 9-1-1 emergency telephone system.
(3) Beginning January 1, 2021, the surcharge imposed shall be at the monthly rate of $5.00 per voice grade communications channel between a subscriber's premises and the public switched network capable of providing access to the 9-1-1 emergency telephone system, unless the maximum rate authorized by the General Assembly is lower, in which case the rate shall be the maximum rate authorized by the General Assembly.
B. The telecommunications carrier collecting the surcharge may deduct three percent of the gross amount of the surcharges collected to reimburse the telecommunications carrier for the expense of accounting and collecting the surcharge and may deduct network or other 9-1-1 system charges then due the carrier, as shown on an itemized bill.
C. The term "telecommunications" for purpose of this section shall be defined as in subsection 3-73-020 Q. of this Code.
D. For an Advanced Service provisioned Trunk line connected between the subscriber's premises and the public switched network through a P.B.X., where such Advanced Service provisioned Trunk line is capable of transporting at least two but fewer than twenty-three simultaneous VGCs per such Trunk line, the telecommunications carrier collecting the surcharge may elect to impose surcharges in accordance with the table herein provided, without limiting any telecommunications carrier's obligations to otherwise keep and maintain records. Any telecommunications carrier electing to impose fewer than twelve surcharges per an Advanced Service provisioned Trunk line shall keep and maintain records adequate to demonstrate the VGC capability of each such Advanced Service provisioned Trunk line with fewer than twelve surcharges imposed; provided that twelve surcharges shall be imposed on an Advanced Service provisioned Trunk line regardless of the VGC capability where a telecommunications carrier cannot demonstrate the VGC capability of such Advanced Service provisioned Trunk line.
Facility | VGC | 911 Surcharges |
Advanced Service provisioned Trunk line | 18-23 | 12 |
Advanced Service provisioned Trunk line | 12-17 | 10 |
Advanced Service provisioned Trunk line | 2-11 | 8 |
(Prior code § 189.1-3; Added Coun. J. 12-6-89, p. 9623; Amend Coun. J. 10-3-90, p. 21506; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-95, p. 11995; Amend Coun. J. 9-10-97, p. 51631; Amend Coun. J. 12-2-98, p. 85604; Amend Coun. J. 3-31-04, p. 20916, § 3.19; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 15814, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-18-09, p. 76000, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. I, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 7-30-14, p. 84576, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61858, Art. III, § 1)